The Indian Express -- Sports

Friday, December 26 1997

Sensational abandonment of Indore one-dayer

History of a dubious kind was created at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Indore yesterday morning. For the first time in the annals of overs-limit cricket international, a match was abandoned owing to the unplayable state of a drying pitch. The match -- second of the One-day series between India and Sri Lanka -- was called off only after 19 minutes of play.

Focus on centurymakers, Kiwi fielding

An interesting contest is on cards with the winner and the runner-up of the last women's World Cup -- England and New Zealand -- pitted against each other in the semi-final of the sixth edition of the championship at the MAC stadium in Chennai tomorrow. Such is the competitive mood that prevails in the rival camps with both captains confident of their team making the final.

Paes, Bhupathi to miss ITF Future Circuit

In the absence of Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi, World No 328 Vadim Kutsenko of Uzbekistan will head the seedings at the $10,000 ITF Men's Future Circuit tournament that begins at the Delhi Tennis Association Complex on December 29. India's Prahlad Srinath, ranked 611, finds a place in the main draw.

Pitch-battle at Indore

Usha, Rosa prop up flagging athletic scene

Maharashtra storm into quarterfinal

Sun Reality for feature

Italians slide while rivals improve

Doubts remain over McGrath's participation in First Test

India File -- CM grants computer to Hampi

Sensational abandonment of Indore one-dayer

A dubious place in history

Focus on centurymakers, Kiwi fielding

Flashback to another fiasco

Paes, Bhupathi to miss ITF Future Circuit